to employ; to hire; to charter
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
use; utilization; utilisation; application
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
referring a case to a public prosecutor
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
three sides; small offering stand
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
three; three years of age
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
water vapour; water vapor; steam